Workers' compensation; occupational disease presumption. (HB2618)

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Progress

✓	Introduced
☐	Passed Committee
☐	Passed House
☐	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
☐	Became Law

Description

Workers' compensation; occupational disease presumption. Adds full-time sworn officers of the enforcement division of the Department of Motor Vehicles to the list of public safety employees who are entitled to a presumption that hypertension and heart disease are occupational diseases compensable under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act. Amends § 65.2-402, of the Code of Virginia. Read the Bill »

Status

01/15/2019: Awaiting a Vote in the Commerce and Labor Committee

History

Date	Action
01/09/2019	Committee
01/09/2019	Presented and ordered printed 19103816D
01/09/2019	Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
01/15/2019	Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #2